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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

I have a superabundance of felt. I'm not sure how I acquired so much, but I think I may have to make every single craft till Christmas that I have left out of felt just to put a dent in my supply. I was sitting in the middle of my felt pile the other night pondering felt and my sixth craft till Christmas - haircessories (another one of my made up words combining hair and accessories). And it became quite obvious that I'm going to have to make a number of my haircessories out of felt. And since I'm still working through my funk, I'm really glad that I chose haircessories for my sixth craft till Christmas because they are easy . . . at least the ones I make are easy since I'm all about easy crafts.

These no-sew felt-strip bows are so easy that they only require five things:-scissors-fabric glue-barrettes and/or headbands-embroidery thread

Hmmm . . . what else am I forgetting?

Oh, yes . . . felt!

Here's what you do:1) Cut 15 to 20 thin felt strips in various colors. I used three colors and I varied the length of the strips, but I kept the width about the same for each strip - about 1/4 inch in width.

2) Pull together all the strips BUT ONE (put this one aside for the next step) and tie very tightly with embroidery thread in the center of the felt strip bunch.

3) Put fabric glue on the remaining strip, hold the top-side of the barrette to the felt bunch and the remaining felt strip around the embroidery thread and the top of the barrette.

4) Hold firmly for a few minutes. Put down and let dry for a while. Done!

**If you are using this felt-strip bow with a headband similar to the use I used, simply wrap the remaining felt strip around the embroidery thread. Let dry. Then stick the headband through the middle of the felt bow. Guess what? You can change headbands easily by sliding this one out and sliding another one in. Yippie!

Cute! I made a few flower clips for Lily the other day out of felt and they were so easy! I layered circles and flower shapes and used a button for the centers - then just glued to a lined alligator clip. I am going to keep your idea in mind for when Lily will wear a headband instead of play with it! :)

These remind me of fireworks...I love them. Like Kristin mentioned...felt flower clips are very easy...i have a small addiction to makeing them so my little girl has haircessories for every outfit. Thanks for sharing!!

Those are too fun!! I have a pile of felt waiting to be turned into some fantastic food. I'll have to make some hair accessories with the leftovers! :) PS I saw you're comment over on my blog and yes, you should totally try dresses for the girls. I have found so many easy tutorials and patterns online, much simpler than the ones you purchase at the store! Craft on, er sew on! :)

You know I have everything available and waiting for me to do this project. They are very cute and I agree they remind me of fireworks . I'm following you from the Tuesday Tag-Along. I know,I've been trying to catch up with it ever since I first added myself 3 Tuesdays ago! I'm looking forward to reading your crafty ideas!AshleyWooly World

OMG!! i love this!!! i saw it and made some for my daughter.. but i added a litle felt flower to it! but regardless it is suuuper cute!!! and super easy! thanks alot for posting this tutorial!!!<3 Mari

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